I just happened to see this promo preview of Carnival on Ice. Actually I was surprised at two points. One is like...Wow Kevin appeared in COI pp!! He's promoting one of the biggest Gala show in Japan at last!! And the other is he's promoting COI in Japanese.&#12288;He's saying "Kevin Reynolds desu. Carnival on Ice de tanoshimini shitekudasai" That means "I'm Kevin Reynolds. Have fun at Carnival on Ice." His Japanese is as fluent as usual. But there is a small mistake. "wo" might be more natural than "de" in this case, and the meaning of the full sencence changes to "Don't miss Carnival on Ice". But people can understand what he intended, so no problem. Love him.!
----->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJUppH9jUyA

Oh so sad to hear of Kevin's injury. The fans in Japan truly appreciate his persona. But it is a prudent thing for him not to aggravate the injury further with a long journey and a competition which does not mean as much as the upcoming Grand Prix. Heal well and fully Kevin!

Mens:
Abbott: He tried many jumps. He didn't do any major mistakes and checked his skating.
B&#65362;ezina&#65306; He showed splendid step works to the music and nailed 3-3.
Buttle: Fell on 3A and landed on the second trial but shaky. He showed skilfull skating to the music.
Fernandez: His first quad trial was shaky and the second one was successful. He nailed 3-3. Seems he's in good shape.
Kozuka: He showed smooth skating to the music. He landed triple-jump(shaky), managed to land the second triple-jump and again shaky on 3-2-2. He was inconsistent with his jumps.
Takahashi: He began his practice with edge works and showed smooth stepworks to his music without trying any jump. Later he tried a quad and fell on it. He tried less jumps than other skaters.

Ladies:
Asada: She began her practice with routine edge works. She went into the preparation for the jumps without jumping. She showed light step works to the music but didn't show any jumps in her run through. Later she nailed some triple-jumps.
Murakami: She also didn't show any jumps in her run through. Later she tried some jumps and they were almost successful, including 3-3.
Rochette: She tried triple-jump(shaky), landed 3-2 and the last triple-jump was successful.
Sotnikova: She did successful 3-3, showed skillful footwork and the triple-jump in the second half was also successful. Seems she is in good shape.
Wagner: She fell on 3-3, landed the triple-jump in her runthrough. Later she tried triple-jumps for three times. She checked her jumps carefully.
At the end of the session other skaters were talking with their coaches or drinking water. Asada showed successful 3-3 and got a hand.

Mens:
Abbott: He tried many jumps. He didn't do any major mistakes and checked his skating.
B&#65362;ezina&#65306; He showed splendid step works to the music and nailed 3-3.
Buttle: Fell on 3A and landed on the second trial but shaky. He showed skilfull skating to the music.
Fernandez: His first quad trial was shaky and the second one was successful. He nailed 3-3. Seems he's in good shape.
Kozuka: He showed smooth skating to the music. He landed triple-jump(shaky), managed to land the second triple-jump and again shaky on 3-2-2. He was inconsistent with his jumps.
Takahashi: He began his practice with edge works and showed smooth stepworks to his music without trying any jump. Later he tried a quad and fell on it. He tried less jumps than other skaters.

Ladies:
Asada: She began her practice with routine edge works. She went into the preparation for the jumps without jumping. She showed light step works to the music but didn't show any jumps in her run through. Later she nailed some triple-jumps.
Murakami: She also didn't show any jumps in her run through. Later she tried some jumps and they were almost successful, including 3-3.
Rochette: She tried triple-jump(shaky), landed 3-2 and the last triple-jump was successful.
Sotnikova: She did successful 3-3, showed skillful footwork and the triple-jump in the second half was also successful. Seems she is in good shape.
Wagner: She fell on 3-3, landed the triple-jump in her runthrough. Later she tried triple-jumps for three times. She checked her jumps carefully.
At the end of the session other skaters were talking with their coaches or drinking water. Asada showed successful 3-3 and got a hand.

(any correction is welcome)

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Thanks for the report, can't wait to watch this! Here's hoping Mao brings back her 3axel this season. I'll never ever forget her 2010 Olympic FS (ranks amongst my best ever, right behind Sarah Hughes). When she landed both 3axels I felt soooo empowered as a woman I honest to God wanted to run around the block a hundred times!

And my heart goes out to another favorite of mine, Kevin Reynolds, please heal fast and come back roaring for the Olympic Season! I so want to see your AC/DC program.